Title :
Arbitrary RF-waveform generator with rapid switching capabilities using the temporal Lau effect
Author :
Torres-Company, Víctor ; Chen, Lawrence R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We propose an arbitrary radio-frequency waveform generator with high-speed switching capabilities. As a proof-of-principle demonstration, we design a two-tap filter with Gb/s transitions between triangle and square waveforms with ~12 GHz bandwidth content.
Keywords :
filters; waveform generators; RF-waveform generator; bandwidth content; radiofrequency waveform generator; square waveform; switching capabilities; temporal Lau effect; triangle waveform; two-tap filter design; Bandwidth; Communication switching; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Pulse modulation; Radio frequency; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Summer Topical Meeting, 2009. LEOSST '09. IEEE/LEOS
Conference_Location :
Newport Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3913-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2009.5226230
